Bloomberg Law
April 11, 2016, 12:45 PM UTC

Alan Dershowitz Extends Truce Offer to David Boies Amid Bitter Feud

Casey Sullivan

Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz has extended a truce offer to the prominent U.S. litigator David Boies after the two attorneys squared off in a year-long battle over the handling of underage sex allegations against Dershowitz.

The allegations were struck from court record last year but have still rankled the 77-year-old Harvard law professor and prompted him to publicly criticize lawyers representing the alleged victim, Virginia Roberts.

“It’s a tragedy that we have gotten into this personal conflict, and I would like to put this to an end,” said Dershowitz, in an interview Saturday night, after a defamation settlement with other ...

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